Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been documented to be closely related with tumor metastasis and recurrence, and the same important role were identified in Ewing Sarcoma (ES). In our previous study, we found that let-7a expression was repressed in ES. Herein, we further identified its putative effects in the CSCs of ES (ES-CSCs). The expression of let-7a was consistently suppressed in the separated side population (SP) cells, which were identified to contain the characteristics of the stem cells. Then, we increased the expression of let-7a in ES-CSCs, and found that the ability of colony formation and invasion of ES-CSCs were suppressed in vitro. The same results were found in the tumor growth of ES-CSCs’ xenograft mice in vivo. To further explore the putative mechanism involved, we also explored whether signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) was involved in the suppressive effects. As expected, excessive expression of let-7a could suppress the expression STAT3 in the ES-CSCs, and repressed the expression of STAT3 imitated the suppressive effects of let-7a on ES-CSCs, suppressing the ability of colony formation and invasion of ES-CSCs. Furthermore, we found lin28 was involved in the relative impacts of let-7a, as well as STAT3. Let-7a, STAT3 and lin28 might form a positive feedback circuit, which serve a pivotal role in the carcinogensis of ES-CSCs. These findings maybe provide assistance for patients with ES in the future, especially those with metastasis and recurrence, and new directions for their treatment.
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